Product reviews and videos of stuff for parents and their children
Win it! We’re giving away a coupon for a free frozen meal from P.F. Chang’s Home Menu line of unbelievably yummy meals that you can cook at home. Serving size per package is for 2 people and the meals are quick and convenient! I’ve made the Ginger Chicken & Broccoli meal and it far surpassed [...]
Win it! We’re giving away 1 Nebula Plasma Ball valued at $36, a Pocket Plasma Disc valued at $30, and 1 exclusive Sorcerer’s Apprentice T-Shirt valued at $12. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice comes out in theaters on July 14th, 2010.
Yum! We’re giving away 1 pound of Beach House Blend coffee from Seattle’s Best Coffee and the Toddy Cold Brew Machine. Beach House Blend is a classic summer coffee, and can even be served over ice! It has a refreshingly mild citrus flavor, a sweet, delicate aroma and a smooth finish. It stores it sells for $12.95 [...]
Win it! We’re giving away 1 prize package of Spiffies teeth wipes. Pediatricians invented these wipes to teach dental hygiene to the littlest kids from 3 months to 3 years! Each wipe is fruit flavored and contains this Xylitol solution. A study by the University of California at San Francisco’s School of Dentistry recently concluded that [...]
Girls can change the world. And American Girl is kicking off a fantastic campaign this summer from July 13th, 2010 until July 31st to donate $1 million dollars for food, clothes, books, dolls, and money to 4 fantastic charities. I’m thrilled to be a Parent Partner to help promote this campaign. My 4 yr old [...]
After a night of climbing both in and out of his crib, we realized we no longer could keep our baby a baby forever – no matter how hard we tried. We converted the crib to the infamous toddler bed yesterday. Both Kyle and Kenzie are in love with Kyle’s new set up. Check it [...]
Win it! Despicable Me, the animated film starring Steve Carell and other popular stars like Miranda Cosgrove, Julie Andrews, and Russell Brand, hits theaters on July 9th. We’ve got 2 grand prize giveaways. Details are below: Two (2) Winners will receive: $25 Fandango Gift Card Youth Shirt Youth Hat Moo-Can (it really moos!) Pencil with [...]
Win it! Crayola goes green. Solar panels are starting to provide power to make more than 1 billion Crayola crayons annually and recycled bottle caps are being used to make 500 million Crayola markers, keeping hundreds of tons of plastic out of landfills. Additionally, since 1987, Crayola has made its colored pencils from reforested wood: for every tree that is used, [...]
Check out this video! I’m so proud of my little girl. I mentioned how those swim lessons were the best $104 ever spent for the girl who feared putting her face and head under water. As you can see she has no fear and takes a big jump and swim into the deep end of [...]
Helping Children Think “Green” Being environmentally friendly is a growing habit that only seems to be picking up steam. As more parents start to make greener choices for their families, many also wonder how they can help their children to think green. Guiding children to making greener choices in their lives will help them to [...]
What a night. I couldn’t be more excited to have hosted this fabulous event with my girlfriends from Mommies with Style and the Chester County Moms. Showering new Moms and Moms to Be with goodies is so much fun! I wish I could do an event like this every month! With wild storms hitting our [...]
Win it! We’re giving away a $50 gift card to P.S. Aeropostale, the newest children’s line from Aeropostale designed just for kids aged 7-13. Mackenzie and Kyle got to sample some free clothes from the new line and both fell in love with the graphic tees. Kenzie fit perfectly into the girls smallest size tee [...]
Kenize rocking her guitar from Uncle Chris and Uncle Phil. The kids love jamming to this electric guitar made just for kids.
Here’s the official trailer for “Tangled”, Disney’s 50th animated feature, an adaptation of the Rapunzel story, which will hit theaters this fall on Nov. 24, 2010. We randomly received this trailer in the mail on DVD and my kids (2 and 4) can’t stop watching it. I didn’t even know this flick was coming out [...]
This Saturday, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott celebrated their daughter Stella’s 2nd birthday with a celebratory combination of Barbies, bright pink and BornFree products at their LA home. Infant and toddler partygoers were treated to an all pinked-out party replete with a several foot-high Barbie cake, BornFree Trainer Cups (in pink!) and the latest BornFree Twist’nPop Straw Cups. [...]
It’s almost time to celebrate our nation’s birth! In this month’s issue Disney FamilyFun magazine has come out with a list of all new fun crafts to celebrate the day with your kids. Confetti Launcher: Fireworks can happen only after dark, but this craft creates a pop of color any time of day. Kids pull back [...]
Who is your favorite Celebrity Mommy Author? Babble.com did a big reveal of the top 50 best & worst celebrity author mom. They cover it all. Who wrote the sweetest children’s book? The best how-to? The most revealing autobiography? And who probably didn’t write their autobiography at all? The ever popular mom of eight, Kate Gosselin, finds [...]
In about 72 hours we’ll be showering expecting Moms and new Moms in Philly with all kinds of fabulous swag in celebration of their new arrivals. Wonder what kind of loot will be the swag bag? Take a peek here! This afternoon we had a swag stuffing playdate with my co-hosts and friends, the ever [...]
Summer Solstice is the perfect time to share the buzz on Tink’s latest flick, “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue,” which hits stores on 9/21/2010. Can’t believe we’re already coming up on the 3rd installment of the Tinker Bell series. Check out this 8 minute clip of the film. This particular clip showcases the [...]
Kyle ventured out on his own today. He was thrilled to be leaving for preschool camp with his sister, but I knew he’d be heartbroken when I left him for his first solo adventure in the real world. Sadly, as expected he was crushed at my departure. He is a screamer….. I’m anxious to pick [...]
What a week we all had relishing in the extra support of our Manny. Too bad Uncle Chris had to go back to his real job at Addidas in Portland, Oregon instead of sticking around all summer to entertain the kids and help our little crew run errands about town. Those 2 extra adult hands [...]
Happy Father’s Day! The kids and I had a busy day with Daddy but managed to squeeze in some time at the pool. Today was a scorcher. Kenzie is swimming like a superstar after her 2 weeks of lessons at Malvern Prep…the best $104 I’ve spent in a very long time. She’s going under water, [...]
Amazing deal! Kodak Gallery is giving away free Mommy or Family Business Cards. These are the perfect calling cards for us busy Moms. They can be used for anything from information reference cards for teachers and babysitters to simple contact cards for your friends and contacts. Right now at Kodak Gallery you can one set [...]
Win it! June is national camping month and thanks to North Face we are giving away 1 Stowable Vaporwick Endurance Hat valued at $25, 1 Planet Explore Water Bottle, 1 Interval 25 Day Pack valued at $119, and 1 year-long subscription to Backpacker Magazine, valued at $19.94. After you’ve got your gear, try using TNF’s online database of [...]
What a deal! Free Birth Announcements! I’m not kidding! Right now at Kodak Gallery you can recieve up to 20 Free 5 x 7″ Photo Paper Cards (sold in sets of 10) by choosing one of their specified Baby Announcements. All of the applicable Baby Announcements are noted by a ‘Free’ flag which makes for [...]
On Sunday, June 13th, 2010, Denise Richards, Tea Leoni, Jamie Pressly, Mark-Paul Gosslaar, and many other celebrities channeled their inner artists at the 77kids by American Eagle Denim Decorating party. 77kids is a new celebrity-favorite kids line from American Eagle, which features affordable, on-trend clothing for boys and girls ages 2 – 12. This summer [...]
I’m very proud to announce that I’ve joined a team of other like minded mom bloggers to help support Healthy Child in their mission to protect our children from the harmful chemicals in the environment today. Healthy Child Healthy World exists because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face a historically unprecedented rise [...]
Are your kids bubble crazy like mine? My 2 year old is exceptionally impressed by bubbles but even my 4 yr old has such childhood joy and fascination out of every bubble she blows, pops or spots! Win it! We’re giving away a $50 prize package from Gazillion Bubbles, made by Fun Rise Toys. And [...]
The secret is long out that we are living in the future. And with that, we adults no longer just read our books on paper but instead on our iPhones, computers, or some fancy e-reading device -my standby is the Kindle. Our kids are now doing just the same and companies like MobiStories have digital [...]
Win it! This summer The Hershey Company and Kraft Foods have teamed up to help take the traditional campfire favorite, S’mores, beyond the fire as a special snack and activity . With summer just around the corner this will prove to be a special treat for the little ones! One lucky winner will receive a Hershey’s [...]
Win it! We’re giving away the complete Season 1 DVD boxed set of The HawthoRNe, the hit TNT drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith. During this show, Jada balances all her roles as mother, nurse and friend. How do we do it all? And I wonder how Jada does it all in real life – which [...]
That’s my girl. Forget about the Cheetah, Kitty Cat, or Butterfly faces that all the little girls expectedly chose for their glorious facepainting experience. Kenzie loves to follow her own fancy. And yesterday that fancy was for snakes from the Facepainter during our MobiStories party yesterday. Very groovy! Here are the adorable Cheetah girls too. [...]
Putting on the Ritz. Hunger pangs anyone? That’s how I feel every day at about 10:30 in the morning since my day starts sadly at about 5:45 am with my early birds. My kids seriously ask for lunch at 10 AM . And on occassion my 4 yr old has requested (make that BEGGED!) for [...]
Yummy. Looks like Trista is pitching her special Sundae recipe to Walmart Shoppers this week as she divulges her special ice cream sundae recipe. Along with kids Max and Blakesley, Trista loves to make hubby, Ryan, their “Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Surprise” sundae for a special Father’s Day dessert. By combining peanut butter, cookies and vanilla [...]
We’re somewhat obsessed by the True Blood series at my house. After wrapping up Season 2 this weekend, we couldn’t help but notice the similarities between 2 yr old Kyle’s popsicle ravaged face and that of the vamps on True Blood after a quick feeding. Kyle loved hamming it up for the camera while he [...]
Looking for inexpensive and creative Father Day Gift ideas? If you want to see my kids share a brief temper tantrum in our video you can see what we will give to Daddy this Sunday! Items under $20 that are functional and useful are perfect for Dad – think sporting equipment, camping gear, tools to [...]
Delivery Day! Last Friday started the new laundry room makeover. I’m ultra excited to get up and running on new HE front load washer & dry machines from Frigidaire. Looks like I’ll need to do some painting in my laundry room to get these stunning blue machines to match with my existing (no joke!) green [...]
Win it! We’re giving away Leapfrog’s latest tech toy for kids aged 4-9 and their most updated “Leapster” style product called the Leapster Explorer valued at $69.99. Prizing will also include a Toy Story 3 learning cartridge. The Leapfrog Explorer product is light years ahead of the impressive Leapster2 in many aspects making it an exceptional [...]
Win it! We’re giving away a crazy awesome celebrity swag bag for one lucky boy mom valued at $1,096 and it is stock full of fabulous goodies for you and your new tot. The Jewels and Pinstripes Spring 2010 Celebrity Baby Bags have recently been gifted to the new arrivals of Sandra Bullock, Drew Lachey [...]
Deal Alert! If you want a deal or coupon code on Six Flags Great Adventure Tickets for your family, here’s a cool program to save money and buy your Great Adventure Tickets at a Sale Price. During the month of June, if you make a purchase at Walmart on Wednesdays or Thursdays, you can buy a [...]
Win it! We’re giving away a Vermont Villages’ Ultimate Organic “Pack the Pantry” giveaway. Our prize package will consist of 4 packs of each flavor pack (4 oz cups) in the following flavors: **Unsweetened **Cinnamon **Peach **Strawberry Banana **Mixed Berry **Tropical Mango We received free samples of this delicious organic and natural applesauce from Vermont Village. [...]
Win it! We’re giving away a stellar swag bag from the launch party of “The Hot Mom To Be Handbook” and a copy of this must have book for all those sporting a bump this season. I’m crazy for the “Hot Mom to Be Handbook” by Jessica Denay. I admit I was one of those [...]
Yikes. Recall alert! McDonald’s recalls 12 million Shrek Glasses . These collectible Shrek glasses, available in 4 designs, had paint that contained the toxic metal Cadmium. Here are the details from the CSPC below and on their website here. Name of Product: “Shrek Forever After 3D” Collectable Drinking Glasses Units: About 12 million Manufacturer: ARC [...]
Lights, Camera, Action! Kenzie and I share our latest loot from Baby Gap from our big fashion haul for Kyle, 2.5 yrs old. We stocked up on lots of gear for the little guy for the summer season. Can we fashion haul every day? This “Dad Rules” tee for Father’s Day is my fave find [...]
Win it! We just had a chance to review a pre-launch tech toy from Vtech called the MobiGo. It will be available on July 15th, 2010 and it really is a leap in technology for the preschool set. Geared for kids 3- 8 yrs old. Pricepoint – $59.99 and cartridges will be available for $19.99. [...]
Win it! Reese’s is celebrating the “Reese’s Love You Back” promotion and we’ve got a yummy package to satisfy the sweet tooth of 3 lucky winners. The promotion will give away $2 million in cash prizes – $10, $25, and $100 increments on specially marked Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s [...]
